Entwistle begins BBC DG role - News - Broadcast

It takes just 2 minutes and offers full, instant access to the Broadcast website along with a copy of the magazine delivered every week. - broadcastnow.co.uk

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Grimsby-based TV station to go live on Freeview 24/7 as Lincolnshire Living - This is Grimsby

DO YOU ever feel that the news and programmes on TV just don't relate to the area you live in Well, all that is about to change as a local Grimsby-based TV station has been granted one of Ofcom's new-generation licences. The new channel which will begin broadcasting on Freeview channel eight next year will be available from Driffield in the north to Horncastle in the south and across from the Lincolnshire coastline to Goole. - thisisgrimsby.co.uk

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George Entwistle takes over as BBC boss - TV Radio - Media - The Independent

George Entwistle starts work as director-general of the BBC tomorrow and is expected to explain his vision of the corporation's future to staff later in the week. Entwistle will take on a much-reduced salary of 450,000, a 200,000-plus reduction on that paid to the outgoing boss. He will send a short email message to staff on Monday but is expected to speak at greater length and outline some of the challenges facing the corporation in a speech a few days later. - independent.co.uk

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BBC readies connected red button rollout - News - Broadcast

It takes just 2 minutes and offers full, instant access to the Broadcast website along with a copy of the magazine delivered every week. - broadcastnow.co.uk

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BBC - Blogs - About the BBC - BBC and the Big Screens

As part of work to deliver savings across the BBC, we have been considering our involvement in Big Screens. Today we have told staff that we propose to close the Big Screen department at the end of March 2013. Big Screens first began in 2002 when 5 screens around the UK were set up as part of the Public Space Broadcasting project for people to gather and share great moments in sport, music and world events. - bbc.co.uk

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Ariel - What mistakes should Entwistle avoid?

We have a few suggestions that might help us get a better licence fee settlement in 2016. You probably know most of this already, but just to let you know your staff are on your side Beware us trying to second-guess you Some of us are still doing things or not doing them because we thought it would please the previous boss, or the one before that. In fact, beware us trying to second-guess anyone. - bbc.co.uk

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Ariel - BBC Big Screens department to close

13 September 2012 Last updated at 1614 23 BBC roles are to go following the decision to close the Big Screens department. 'Staffing and production for the Big Screens costs the BBC almost 1.4m per annum. The budget of the Operations division, under which Big Screens falls, is being cut by 25 and having carefully considered all possible options over the last few months, we regrettably believe this is no longer an area that the BBC can continue to fund,' she said. - bbc.co.uk

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BBC - BBC Internet Blog: What's On BBC Red Button 15th September - 22nd September

Watch highlights on the Red Button of the best Bond themes performed from the day of the live shows Red Button episodes will also be available on BBC iPlayer. Red Button episodes will also be available on the Doctors website. - bbc.co.uk

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Freesat downplays Netflix deal News C21Media

The UKs Freesat has dismissed as speculation a report that it has teamed up with Netflix, and denied it will launch a partnership with the US video rental firm at a press event tomorrow. A spokesman for the firm said he could not confirm or deny a deal with Netflix was in the works, but that any such deal was not the purpose of the press launch. Freesat are planning to offer optional pay services in the future and are talking to a number of different service providers as we have been for some time. - c21media.net

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Digital Switchover gets underway in the Tyne Tees region - Tyne Tees - ITV News

The second stage of digital switchover is due to take place on 26th September when all remaining terrestrial analogue channels will be switched off. Anyone watching on a TV that is not digital ready will no longer be able to watch any of the main channels. Television sets can be converted with a digital box whic Satellite and cable services are not affected by the digital switchover. - itv.com

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Ofcom awards local TV licences to Brighton and Grimsby - Media - guardian.co.uk

Brighton and Grimsby are the first towns to get licences as part of the planned new generation of local TV broadcasters. Ofcom said it will award further licences in the coming months and hopes some local TV services will be on air before the end of 2013. The media regulator has received a further four bids for licences to operate local TV multiplexes. - guardian.co.uk

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BBC - Research and Development: The Challenges of Adaptive Streaming

There are few things that are universally hated always a fun start to a blog post but I would be willing to bet that the experience of trying to watch internet videos on a temperamental network connection is one of them. Adaptive streaming works by encoding the same media file at a number of different bit-rates, which produces multiple representations of the content, each at different qualities. As the quality of the internet connection varies, the streaming client can switch between the different representations to provide a smooth viewing experience. - bbc.co.uk

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BBC to network all radio stations for 90th : Radio Today

In a planned first for BBC Radio, all stations owned by the corporation around the UK and the world will broadcast the same output for a three minute show. The three-minute transmission will be based on recorded messages from listeners around the world on the theme of the future. Each of an estimated 60 BBC radio stations will choose one message and many of them will then be mixed together and set to a musical score specially composed by Blur frontman Damon Albarn. - radiotoday.co.uk

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DTG :: News :: Culture Minister hails UK innovation at DTG Taskforce launch

The Taskforces key findings and proposed solutions will be presented to industry at the DTG Summit in 2013. Videos of the launch are available at dtg.org.uk/innovation. DTG Staff 10.09.2012 Links open in a new window. - dtg.org.uk

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BBC News - 4G launch: Speed testing the mobile service

This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets CSS enabled. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets CSS if you are able to do so. - bbc.co.uk

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BBC - BBC Internet Blog: BBC Blue Room: ten things we learnt at IFA 2012

Which brings us to IFA, Europe's largest consumer electronics show that takes place annually in Berlin. Having so many of the manufacturers located in one place is a great opportunity for information gathering and a way for us to keep our BBC colleagues up-to-date with the fast changing world of consumer electronics. - bbc.co.uk

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UK's first 4G network '5x faster' than 3G - September - 2012 - Which? News

The network is the first 4G network to be launched in the UK and EE claims customers will be able to access the internet on their phones and tablets up to 5 times faster than on current 3G networks. We are here at the Science Museum for the launch of the new 4G mobile network. The network comes from the owner of Orange and T-Mobile and it's going to be called EE and apparently it offers up to five times the speed of 3G. - which.co.uk

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Armando Iannucci's Bafta lecture 2012 – full transcript - Media - guardian.co.uk

Television exaggerates people's heights so to give you some idea of my actual height take my measure against this podium here. Thank-you very much, Bafta, for your incredible kindness in not only inviting me to give this year's Television Lecture, but of laying on such a magnificent parade through central London leading up to it. I know how deeply the British public share our concerns about the digital future and the challenge of multi-platform delivery, which is why I'm sure they turned out in the large numbers they did this afternoon. - guardian.co.uk

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Everything Everywhere announces the UK's first major LTE service, EE: combines Orange and T-Mobile networks -- Engadget

EE will become the new name of the Everything Everywhere business and its network. EE will also be launched as a new superfast customer brand in the coming weeks. It is a brand born in the digital age, designed to serve both consumers and businesses, offering the UK's only 4G mobile service and complemented by fixed-line fibre broadband. - engadget.com

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The Algorithmic Copyright Cops: Streaming Videos Robotic Overlords - Threat Level - Wired.com

As live streaming video surges in popularity, so are copyright bots automated systems that match content against a database of reference files of copyrighted material. These systems can block streaming video in real time, while it is still being broadcast, leading to potentially worrying implications for freedom of speech. Apparently, Ustreams service detected that the awards were showing copyrighted film clips, and had no way to know that the awards ceremony had gotten permission to use them. - wired.com

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http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/News/MostEmailed/1148227/Freesat-takes-YouView-smart-TV-service/

Freesat's box will cost 279, some 20 cheaper than YouView. The company will extend on-demand to pay services over time, according to Scott. The backwards TV guide being launched by Freesat will see it come closer into competition with YouView, which was touting the same feature as one of its key propositions at its July launch. - mediaweek.co.uk

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BBC - BBC Internet Blog: What's on BBC Red Button 8th - 15th September

Excerpts from these four concerts will be available to watch from 7.30pm on Saturday 8 September Hyde Park, London. Sky, Virgin and Freesat viewers will have two Proms Red Button channels - which will show highlights from all four concerts. You can also watch all four concerts in full on BBC iPlayer from Sunday 9th September, for seven days. - bbc.co.uk

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BBC R

They are generally work-in-progress and new developments so we make no guarantees as to their availability, reliability or performance. Nov 2012 Sibyl is a personalised recommender system using a novel drag and drop interface to elicit user preferences and a fast client-side recommender engine. It ran at the Tate Modern in London for 6 weeks. - bbc.co.uk

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News - SES.com

By enabling consumers to record their favourite TV programmes easily, the new SatRecord initiative will create stronger user retention to satellite infrastructure. Red Bee Media is committed to delivering technical excellence, innovation and cutting-edge solutions that help our clients and their consumers to stay at the very forefront of the media revolution. SatRecord will become available on the first satellite receivers in Germany in 2013 and will be offered later in specific European countries. - ses.com

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ITV starts voluntary redundancy programme for regional news - Media - guardian.co.uk

ITV has announced a voluntary redundancy programme as part of measures to cut costs at its regional news operations. The broadcaster opened a two-week voluntary redundancy window on Friday morning. As a result of the cutbacks, there will be fewer editorial roles in ITV regional news, according to a memo sent to staff. - guardian.co.uk

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The news from the BBC: its £1bn new base is finally coming on air - Media - The Guardian

The 93,000 square metre development may be just over four years late, and 55m over budget after a falling out with its original architect but the replacement for the familiar Television Centre is finally coming on air. Newsnight will follow Marr into the basement in October, with Jeremy Paxman already visiting for rehearsals. The programmes will share one of five studios below ground level, carefully constructed with internal and external brickwork separated by a layer of air to reduce noise and movement from outside. - guardian.co.uk

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BBC national networks activate radioDNS : Radio Today

The service, which has been under development within the BBC for the last two years, allows connected radio sets to display meta i.e. now playing data from the internet whilst picking up an FM signal. Radio DNS joins the two signals together to offer listeners the best of both worlds. We first started working on experiments with RadioDNS around 3 and a half years ago and have learned a lot along the way. - radiotoday.co.uk

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YouView "not late to market"; unveils second screen app - News - Broadcast

It takes just 2 minutes and offers full, instant access to the Broadcast website along with a copy of the magazine delivered every week. - broadcastnow.co.uk

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DTG :: News :: UKTV launches branded On Demand players

UKTVs curated services will provide access to both catch up and archive programming that can be viewed via the networks branded channel websites. Dave and Yesterday will launch in early October. Both channels will undergo a beta testing period, enabling viewers to provide feedback before they fully launch later this year. - dtg.org.uk

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UKTV plans leap into VoD market - News - Broadcast

It takes just 2 minutes and offers full, instant access to the Broadcast website along with a copy of the magazine delivered every week. - broadcastnow.co.uk

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Will Maria sing the same local TV song as Hunt? - Media - guardian.co.uk

Now that Maria Miller has taken over as culture secretary she will have to oversee the launch of local TV. It was very much a hobby horse of her predecessor, Jeremy Hunt, and has resulted in 51 bidders for licences in the 21 designated towns and cities. Most independent critics argue that local TV, despite possible content benefits, will prove to be a commercial disaster because too few advertisers will buy time. - guardian.co.uk

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Humax DTR-T1000 review - ITProPortal.com

Its a fully-fledged twin Freeview tuner PVR with a capacious 500GB hard disk. A wide display panel displays the full channel name, or the name of the programme being played from the HDD. Theres a USB port too, but sadly it cant be used for media playback although Humax says it may activate this in the future with a firmware update. - itproportal.com

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ITV1 Plan Number-Dropping Rebrand

In one of the more unusual forms of network rebranding, free-to-air channel ITV1 are planning to drop the number 1 from their title and reverting back to ITV,seeing the upcoming change as a way to freshen up their on-screen presence. An insider for the network claims that the substantiallydifferent on-screen presence will help to engage viewers, and said in corporate-speak of how the changes will benefit the audience These changes are not just a paint job. This is a big undertaking and will have a sense of scale. - worldtvpc.com

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DTG and UK Government to assemble TV taskforce - News - TechRadar

The UK government and Digital TV Group will put together a taskforce to keep the country at the cutting edge of innovation in the television world. Britain has a track record of invention in the world of television, with the likes of the BBC and Sky trailblazers for global TV companies and manufacturers. - techradar.com

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UKTV announces new On Demand players — seenit.co.uk

Dave will screen Red Dwarf X next month. The company says its curated VoD services will provide a mix of catch up and archive programming that can be viewed via each channels website. - seenit.co.uk

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MediaTel: Newsline: Arqiva acquires Connect TV

Connect TV, which launched in February, features 45 channels - with a mixture of free content as well as paid-for services. The acquisition offers viewers an exciting new TV viewing platform with fantastic opportunities to create greater functionality and routes to access content. - mediatel.co.uk

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Freesat+ HD with free time - Reviews - CNET UK

The box lets you watch all the usual channels available on the Freesat satellite service as long as you have a dish, and adds a new EPG that allows you to go back in time to catch up on programmes that have already been broadcast. It will set you back 280, which is a little cheaper than the Humax YouView box, but is it a better option Electronic programme guide Thankfully, the new free time electronic programme guide EPG is completely different to that used on all standard Freesat boxes. - reviews.cnet.co.uk

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Food Network doubles audience after Freeview extension - News - Broadcast

It takes just 2 minutes and offers full, instant access to the Broadcast website along with a copy of the magazine delivered every week. - broadcastnow.co.uk

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Google TV may glisten but it's not TV gold - Comment - Broadcast

6 September, 2012 Broadcasters have little to fear from the global software giant, says Nigel Walley. It takes just 2 minutes and offers full, instant access to the Broadcast website along with a copy of the magazine delivered every week. - broadcastnow.co.uk

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Apple TV No IPhone as Talks Bog Down With Media Companies - Bloomberg

Designing the gadget may prove easy compared with convincing media and cable companies to loosen their grip on the television industry. This battle is nothing like Apples previous forays into the music and mobile phone spheres, when the maker of iPods and iPhones negotiated with weakened record labels and a fractured wireless industry. Now the stakes are even higher and the competition tougher. - bloomberg.com

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Radio downloads coming to BBC iPlayer app : Radio Today

The ability to download radio programmes to the iPhone from the BBC iPlayer is coming, the corporation says. The app, which was upgraded this week to allow the downloading of television programmes, currently excludes the ability to save a radio show locally. On the BBC help pages, it says Unfortunately, it is not yet possible to download all radio programmes for rights reasons. - radiotoday.co.uk

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DTG :: News :: Freesat launches 'smart' TV guide

Freesat has unveiled a new 'smart' on-screen TV guide, available via next generation Freesat boxes. Called ltfree timegt the service offers a backwards EPG, an at a glance Now Next view and a Showcase section that offers recommendations on future programmes either scheduled or on demand. - dtg.org.uk

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BBC - About the BBC: A change to the BBC HD channels on satellite on 27 September

As you may recall, we moved many of our services on satellite over to Astra 1N earlier this year. This change meant that we were able to make more efficient use of the valuable satellite capacity available on our HD transponder. Over the last year, we have worked closely with our colleagues at Sky, Freesat and SES to investigate how we can continue to make the most efficient use of our satellite capacity in light of improving technology. - bbc.co.uk

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BBC - Research and Development: RadioDNS live on national radio networks

The Radio 1 and 1Xtra services are built from the same systems that power their respective homepages, allowing us to automatically reuse content across devices with zero extra effort - it's truly cross-platform. Receivers which support the standard are now available in the shops, and our colleagues in UK commercial radio and around the world have also been busy launching services - meaning your radio just got smarter. We first started working on experiments with RadioDNS around 3 and a half years ago and have learned a lot along the way. - bbc.co.uk

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BBC News - Nokia apologises for faked Lumia smartphone advert

6 September 2012 Last updated at 0748 ET An excerpt from the advert with the reflection at the end that shows it was not filmed on a smartphone Nokia has apologised after it emerged that an advert featuring video footage which appeared to have been filmed with its new flagship smartphone had in fact been created using different equipment. The Verge tech site revealed the issue after it noticed a window reflection revealed a cameraman holding what appeared to be an SLR camera. The news threatens to take the shine off the launch of the Lumia 920 phone. - bbc.co.uk

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http://www.mediauk.com/article/34138/the-bbc-iplayer-and-their-political-fascination-with-apple

Speaking from experience, this is a service that you'll use - a lot. Opportunities to download decent programmes to replace the rather variable in-flight services is something that is a real benefit. It's been possible for a while on desktops but to have this on some mobile devices is a real benefit. - mediauk.com

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http://www.mediauk.com/article/34146/the-bbc-iplayer-app-treating-radio-as-second-best

Without using any 3G connection since they didn't really exist at the time for many, you could press a button or two and watch live television. It delivered live TV and radio using an inbuilt DAB chip. So it's disappointing to see the new iOS BBC iPlayer app, which now has a download facility for television programmes, apparently ignore radio listeners. - mediauk.com

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http://www.mediauk.com/article/34129/the-future-of-radio-radiodns-hybrid-radio-to-be-at-ibc

I've attended a few meetings in Paris, working with the automotive industry alongside internet radio organisation the IMDA. No wonder that, to my slight embarrassment, a demo of the service-following technology that RadioDNS enables was greeted by a round of applause Then, up to SBD, the global company who look at vehicle security and telematics systems, who operate out of an old brewery in an idyllic village near Milton Keynes. - mediauk.com

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Freesat launches 'Free Time' TV Guide to help you waste yours - Engadget

Set top box manufacturer Humax is producing the first new box with and will be priced at 279. Connecting the box to home broadband will power the backward TV guide, give access to On Demand and the full Showcase. Freesat is also planning to launch additional movie and music services in the future. - engadget.com

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